Chapter 564: The Second Northern Expedition (Third Update, 1/3 for the Alliance Leader)
Every word from the heart, Liu Hong gradually burst into tears, and the old Uncle Chongzhen, even with the pressure of hundreds of officials in the court on his shoulders, still silently supported him, or supported this empire that had just improved.
Uncle Chongzhen is still the same Uncle Chongzhen last year, he is stubborn, stubborn and self-serving, and lacks the ambition to make decisions on the spot, but he never lacks the kindness of being diligent and loving the people.
Eighteen years ago, he trusted Yuan Chonghuan, gave him the best treatment, the greatest power, and the most elite troops, and worked hard to tighten his belt to shield Yuan Chonghuan from the wind and rain.
Ten years ago, he trusted Yang Ho, and he still does.
He was mistaken by the courtiers and the generals, and everyone in the world thought he was suspicious and unkind, but in fact, no one knew how miserable he actually was.
He wants to believe in the courtiers and the generals, but all the officials have ganged up to perfunctory him, and the generals are even more self-respecting, who else can he trust?
This is also the reason why Chongzhen was so spoiled by Liu Hongchuan, Liu Hongjian at this time was the life-saving straw of Daming and his Chongzhen.
The courtiers may not tolerate it for one reason or another, but Chongzhen doesn't care, it's not easy for anyone to speak, even if you are for the sake of Daming Sheji!
If you are here, don't worry, if you are here, you will be at peace.
Liu Hong gradually read in his heart, it seems that the uncle's affection is not over!
Putting Chongzhen's letter into the ring, Liu Hongjian immediately opened Zhu Cihong's letter.
"My brother Youming personally enlightened:
This is going to North Korea, the road is far away, Brother Liu should take care of his body, Jin Ge Iron Horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, this palace also wants to feel it, but the state affairs are entangled and can't go, it is really a pity for the palace.
Don't forget what Brother Liu promised to this palace, although this palace can't go in person, it also has the ambition to add territory to my Ming Dynasty!
Imperial Physician Qi Mingyin said that his father's condition has been in a terminal condition repeatedly, at most for a year, and as little as six months...... Ci Hong is worried about the accident, and hopes that Brother Liu will triumph as soon as possible. ”
The letter is written concisely and capably, this kid has not been affected by the so-called teachers in the court, but it is the blessing of the people, Liu Hong gradually said.
It's just an uncle's illness...... Alas, Liu Hongjian sighed in his heart, did his best, and obeyed the destiny of heaven.
"Get pen and ink!" Liu Hong gradually let go of his thoughts and shouted outside the room.
Liu Hong gradually wrote three letters, one to Chongzhen, one to Zhu Cihong, and one to the three little ladies in his family, and then folded the three letters and handed them to Huang He.
"Lord Wang, the death of all the clans of this Korean country is really miserable." Huang He held a bowl of tea and didn't have anything to say.
"Hehe, there will be no Korean state in the future, the hundred officials of North Korea and all the people petitioned, begging the Ming Dynasty to be collected as a province, and this king has agreed on his behalf, and this king has written in the letter that he bothered Huang Gonggong to submit it to the saint."
For more than 20 days, Liu Hong has rarely smiled, thinking that the dying uncle will be happy when he learns about it.
"What? Is this true? When Huang He first entered North Korea, he didn't know what to do, so he stood up violently and didn't care about the tea spilled on his body.
"Military affairs, how can this king ever open the country as a joke!" Liu Hong said gradually.
"This is simply great, Long Live Lord and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be happy if they learn about it, and even the mouths of those courtiers will definitely be blocked." Huang He walked around the house excitedly.
If the imperial court can recover such a large province because of this, let alone thousands of soldiers, it is estimated that even if it is 10,000, these courtiers will be willing to do it, after all, they will also be honored after a hundred years.
"No, our family must set off immediately and report the good news to the Lord Banzai." Huang He paced back and forth and suddenly stopped.
"Don't be in a hurry at this time, you have just arrived, and the grain and grass on the boat have not yet had time to be unloaded, and it is not too late to rest for two days before leaving." Not to mention, this leather seller is still an acute child.
In his letter to Chongzhen, Liu Hongjian had already made clear the affairs in North Korea, including the petitions of North Korean officials and people, as well as his arrangements.
Korea has just been recovered, and all parts of the country are not yet peaceful, Liu Hongjian means that the provinces of Korea should be the same as the northeast and Menggu provinces, and a governor should be set up within three years to implement military control.
Qu Jianhong, another staff general of the Shenji Battalion, was gradually retained by Liu Hong to take this position, and ordered 10,000 veterans to be transferred from Feng Dunhou in the northeastern province to Qu Jianhong.
North Korean generals such as Kim Jae-so and Lee Soon-hyung continued to command the remaining 50,000 or so North Korean soldiers.
Liu Hong gradually gave Qu Jianhong the task of training the troops, training this group of Korean soldiers who were not even as good as the guards, into a strong army that could fight.
The second is to cultivate the fields, the Korean people are heavily influenced by Confucianism, and naturally have the soil to keep to themselves, and the Ming Dynasty can not pay the field tax in North Korea within three years, and North Korea will definitely be another granary for the Ming Dynasty after three years.
Three days later, a number of large ships brought a lot of grain, grass, and ammunition arrived in Seoul, and several provincial observers such as Huang He and Kim Sung-il took the Cao boat from Korea to Daming.
On June 29, the wind was clear, and the only remaining 24,000 Ming troops on the expedition to Korea were ready to go outside Seoul.
Liu Hong gradually stared at the more than 20,000 brothers under the city, the familiar figure was gone, and there were 6,000 brothers missing, and the anger that had been suppressed for a long time was about to burst out quietly.
"This Northern Expedition Rakshasa must be very dangerous, even this king does not have much chance of winning, this king still says the same thing, if you dare not go, or do not want to go, do not force it.
The governor of North Korea, Qu Jianhong, is short of people here, and you can stay and continue to serve the Ming Dynasty. Liu Hong gradually said loudly, and after speaking, he no longer spoke, but waited for the soldiers to choose.
This can be regarded as the characteristic of Liu Hong's gradual use of troops, a unit has stayed for a long time, this army has a certain characteristic of its leader, if this characteristic can be condensed and turned into strength, it can be called the soul of the army.
Above board, not forced, fighting happily, acting in a straightforward manner, ordering and prohibiting, its speed is like the wind, and aggression is like fire, this is Liu Hongji's way of leading troops.
"In this way, after an hour, I will cross the river with this king to the north and disband!" Seeing that no one had left the team, Liu Hong gradually planned to go down to the city with a blank face.
"Your Excellency!" He had only taken two steps when a shout suddenly came from under the city.
But a man with a disheveled hair and a dirty body came from the edge of the city.
"Who are you?" Liu Hong gradually felt that this person was familiar, and said suspiciously.
"It's Lord Lu Haibo!" Lu Haibo ruffled his messy hair, revealing a thin face.
No one knows what Lu Haibo went through, torturing an iron-clad Ming ginseng into such a state.
Most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were impervious to water, and when the flood was raging that day, Lu Haibo was lucky enough to hug a dead tree, and drifted with the tide to Xingzhou, which was hundreds of miles away.
Under the unfamiliar place, he doesn't even understand the language, and Lu Haibo is illiterate in the hinterland of North Korea, which is tantamount to being blind, God knows how this guy went all the way to Seoul.
Liu Honggradually almost trotted down the city and walked in front of Lu Haibo.
"My lord, Xiao Wu...... He ......, "Lu Haibo fell to his knees and cried silently.
"The old man's crying bird, blood debt is just repayment, stand up for Lao Tzu!
Let's go wash up and change into new military clothes, and in an hour, this king will take you to avenge your brothers! ”